Chorzów power station is a thermal power plant located in Chorzów, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. It has been in operation since 1898, since 2003 under the name Elcho.
Currently (2012), the plant produces electrical power (generating capacity of 204 MW) as well as heat (500 MW) for district heating, based on hard coal.
Technical data Two blocks Steam flow: 119.1 kg/s per block Steam pressure: 13.59 MPa Steam temperature: 539 °C
External links
https://web.archive.org/web/20111213203745/http://www.cezpolska.pl/pl/cez-w-polsce/ec-elcho-s-a.html (in Polish) Gallery with historical images of the power plant and surrounding electricity pylons